By Valentine's Day

With their maddeningly, disgustingly predictable 2-6 road trip behind them, the Sixers sit five games under .500 heading into what remains of the New Year. An update on Andrew Bynum is supposedly in the works for tomorrow, let's say a Valentine's Day return is the best case scenario. Where could/should/will the Sixers be by then?

Here's the upcoming schedule (Win/Loss, based purely on team's records as of today):

vs. BKL, Tuesday - Loss

@ TOR, Wednesday - Win

vs. HOU, Saturday - Loss

vs. NOH, 1/15 - Win

vs. TOR, 1/18 - Win

vs. SAS, 1/21 - Loss

@ MIL, 1/22 - Loss

vs. NYK, 1/26 - Loss

vs. MEM, 1/28 - Loss

vs. WAS, 1/30 - Win

vs. SAC, 2/1 - Win

vs. ORL, 2/4 - Win

vs. IND, 2/6 - Loss

vs. CHA, 2/8 - Win

vs. LAC, 2/11 - Loss

@ MIL, 2/13 - Loss

So based on record alone, the Sixers are looking at 7-9 over the next 16 games, taking them to Valentine's Day. 22-29 overall, 7 games under with 31 left to play, meaning if they don't outperform their record between now and then and Bynum is back by then, they'd probably need to finish something like 19-12 in their final 31 to get back to .500 (and to make the playoffs, they're going to have to be somewhere around .500).

The window for Bynum's return even meaning anything this season is closing pretty quickly, I hope we get some good news tomorrow.

Here's a look at how the Sixers' 8-man rotation performed on the 8-game trip: